title: Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: A rare cause of basal ganglia and thalamic abscess.
abstract: We report an 18-month-old female child with ventriculo-peritoneal shunt related thalamic abscess treated with stereotactic aspiration. Deep seated abscesses are complex due to difficult access and are associated with an increased risk of intra-ventricular rupture as well as antibiotic resistance, a fact which justifies a more aggressive and immediate neurosurgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, B. L. Kapur Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Parvesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sangwan
authors.forename: Bhaskar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saikia
authors.forename: Pradeep Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Rachna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khilnani
keywords: Abscess; basal ganglia; pediatrics; thalamic; ventriculo-peritoneal shunt